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Mama Bebella grins huge, her frog face splitting wide open, "Champion's assistance is accepted. You may be escorted."
Mama Bebella waits for a few moments, apparently to see if anything else is forthcoming and the shrugs. She gathers a couple of her warriors to her and then beckons to you all to follow them.
They trek about 100 yards west of the village when they stop and point to a rocky outcrop another 100 yards ahead. "Caves there. Boggards guard entrance. Tell them Mama Bebella sent you."
They turn to depart and then Mama pauses and looks back over her shoulder, "Don't come back here. Vile halfling stench take weeks to go away. You come again, we kill you."
The three then leave.
This large cavern has a cathedral-like ceiling that rises to a height of forty feet above. The ground is smooth and clear of debris, save for a few large boulders and rocks here and there. Along the western wall, flanked by passageways to either side, menaces a frightful wall-carving of an enormous multiheaded frog demon crouched on a mound of skulls and bones. Four crude nests of mud and reeds lie on the floor here and there.
Four boggards are squatting around the largest rock in the room, which they’re using as a table to gamble with a large stack of coins and gemstones. They don't notice you yet as they are arguing over the game they're playing which involves the tossing of colored stones and a fairly simple set of rules (whoever ends up with the most stones on the table wins) that, nevertheless, seems to be something someone can cheat at.
Vuloo winks at Mama Bebella before leaving. "Not if we kill you first."
Vuloo walks in with Andel and addresses the boggards, "Greetings my slimy friends, we've been sent by Mama Bebella. She requests that you lead us to the Lady's Light at once."
Andel translates.
Braelex will retrieve her potion of invisibility from Relan. "That was a lot more of a show than I could have put on..."
Glad I could be of service. Relan concedes. We won passage, but failed to win allies. Perhaps it is enough. Still if we meet the frogs, I council we speak with them before we fight. I somehow wanted to side with the Boggards, but perhaps that was an error. They proved to be vile and unfriendable.
"Well, they were pretty ugly too...
Levelle thinks about grabbing more steel and then notes the apparent satisfaction of the boggard matriarch. Nodding to herself she follows the others and simply listens to the groups banter. At Relan's thoughts on the boggards Levelle chimes in, How they respond in this moment will speak volumes to me about their character. I am concerned we are about to be attacked but perhaps the crude "strength as power" tribalism is merely the world they know and its how they understand their role in it. ..
The hunter lets her words linger as she watches Vuloo and hears Andel offer a translation of his words...
Vuloo steps forward with a grin and begins to speak. The four boggards jump, startled and turn to grab weapons as they face you. One takes in a monstrous breath, that Andel recognizes, "Terrifying croak! They're going to attack and they're alerting others!"
Relan will charge (if that is an option) the first boggard, tripping it, and then standing threateningly over it so that it knows standing up will bring a reprisal.
"For the love of..." Braelex groans. She shoves Vuloo out of the way. "You gotta stop talking to them; they hate you!" She moves forward, holding her hands up and waving. "Andel, tell them to stop! We're not the enemy!"
Andel will step in and attempt to calm the Boggards, "Do not attack! We have been sent by Mama Babella. We are your allies!"
Relan rushes forward tripping the lead boggard quickly as Andel and Braelex attempt to calm the situation, but their words seem to have no effect ... in fact the boggards seem even more enraged.
The mention of Mama Bebella is what is angering them
We have factions within the Boggards here. These do not like Mama Bebella and we are gonna have to fight! Relan readies himself to take attacks of opportunity on both the tripped Boggard and any that approach him.
Levelle curses softly to herself as she pushes her shoulders in the air to tell Talaay to take flight. Unsure of the motivations of the creatures but then hearing Relan yell the hunter takes a step to the side. As she does so she pulls one hand across her face in a diagonal arc with her fingers in a claw like manner and with the other hand she smoothly pulls her bow to the ready. Once the fluid step is completed Levelle lets an arrow loose at the closes boggard...
Vuloo sighs and extends a life link to the Relan, "So much for diplomacy."
Aidon will move up slightly and summon some earth elementals to assist Relen. He will try and summon them to get flanking
Superior Summoning -
They will all power attack the closet frog to Relen
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (–1 Dex, +7 natural, +1 size)
hp 17 (2d10+2)
Fort +4[6], Ref –1, Will +3
Immune elemental traits
OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft., earth glide
Melee slam +6[+8] (1d6+4) [1d6+6]
Special Attacks earth mastery
STATISTICS
Str 16[20], Dex 8, Con 13[17], Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +2; CMB +4; CMD 13
Feats Improved Bull RushB, Power Attack
Skills Appraise +1, Climb +7, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +1, Knowledge (planes) +1, Perception +4, Stealth +7
Languages Terran
EE 1
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Levelle moves with grace and fires at the closest boggard not on the ground and the arrow skips off its hide armor.
Aidon summons elementals creating flanks among themselves and Relan. They pummel the boggard on the ground into paste.
The boggards behind open with one making a horrific croak that echoes through the cavern and beyond.
The others attack the southwest elemental with morningstars and shooting tongues while Vuloo opens a link to Relan.
From the north, 3 giant frogs and a larger boggard carrying a glowing warhammer appear. They move in close.
; miss
; HIT!; + -2 AC and cant move more than 10 feet from boggard
Aidon frowns at the newest group of frogs counts them out loud to himself,
"One, two, three, four! That seems slightly unfair...let's even the odds a bit"
Enhanced Summons -
More Earth Elementals
They will continue to power attack the nearest frogs
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All Fail
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Vuloo nods approvingly at the earth elements, "Grind these frogs to a pulp. I've discovered a new found distaste for boggards."
He will cast ill omen on the boggard with the war hammer.
Andel begins singing about the evils and treachery of boggards.
He also draws his short bow.
Braelex mutters something and moves forward, pulling a fire grenade from her satchel and hurling it into the fray.
;
Trying to take advantage of the elementals Relan steps southwest and attacks to trip.
Relan swings out for another trip and misses badly while Andel starts reciting specific tactical weaknesses about boggards drawing his bow to take aim.
Braelex lights a spark and tosses a burning bottle that explodes violently among the frogs scorching one badly and singing the others.
; fail
; success
; fail
; fail
Levelle advances behind Aidon in an effort to line up a shot. Seeing an opening in the melee with the elementals the hunter looses an arrow at the nearest boggard.
Aidon will cast Haste in round 3 targeting Levelle, Relan, Braelex, himself and Vuloo
All will continue to Power Attack the closest frog
1-4 are Shakened
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5-8 Are Not
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Levelle fires and nicks the nearest boggard that just dodged Relan's trip. Aidon summons another round of elementals and together with the first set start to push into the boggards and frogs leaving bodies in their wake.
Vuloo curses the lead boggard with bad luck
The remaining boggards & frogs attack and croak.
They are able to crumble one of the elementals.
; miss
; HIT!;
; HIT!;
2
Will Save - - Shaken
3
Will Save - - Shaken
4
Will Save - - Frightened
5
Will Save - - Shakened
6
Will Save - - Fine
7
Will Save - - Shaken
8
Will Save - - Fine
Somehow that croaking had gotten to Relan. It was not right. It was downright frightening in fact.
Vuloo moves forward and fires his crossbow at the lead boggard.
Andel moves forward and fires his bow at Daghop.
Levelle moves and lines up another shot, this time joining in on focusing fire on the lead boggard.
Braelex steps back and drinks her mutagen.
Relan turns and flees alongside one of the elementals. Andel sidesteps the warrior and fires an arrow at Daghop. Levelle mirrors him and the 2 arrows nick the boggard leader. Vuloo fires and misses, deflecting off the back of an elemental.
Braelex drinks a mutagen as Aidon's elementals continue their wall of steamrolling smashing of the remaining enemies. They leave 2 more frogs in pulp and hit the boggard chieftan solidly twice.
The raging frogman swings his warhammer 2-handed again, attacking with reckless abandon smashing one of the elementals to pieces and following through to glance off a second.
; HIT!;
; miss
Relan continues his hasted run.
Braelex aims and fires her crossbow at the raging boggard.
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Levelle continues to fire...
Vuloo fires again on the lead boggard.
Andel fires his bow again at Daghop.